Hello, inZOI team!
I really miss having a variety of sleep poses that change throughout the night. Currently, characters sleep too statically and in the same way, but I’d like more life and realism.
Basic Sleep Poses
· Sleeping on your side
· Sleeping on your stomach with hands under the pillow
· Sleeping like a “starfish” (arms and legs spread out)
· Sleeping in a “fetal position” (curled up)
· Sleeping across the bed
· Sleeping diagonally (head at one end)
· Leg or arm hanging off the bed
· Uncovered (throwing off the blanket if it’s hot)
· Covered up (if cold or scared)
· Half out from under the blanket
Dream Reactions
I’d like dreams to affect character behavior:
· Pleasant dream — smiling, relaxed pose, calm breathing
· Nightmare/scary dream — brief waking, sharp intake of breath, frightened looking around, realization “it was just a dream” and the ability to fall back asleep (or long tossing and turning from anxiety)
· Romantic dream — smiling in their sleep, snuggling up to their partner, reaching for a kiss
· Cry out or sudden movement in sleep (during a very bad nightmare)
· Woke up from their own nightmare and can’t fall asleep for a long time — tossing and turning, staring at the ceiling
Sleeping Together (Couple Mechanic)
This is the most important part of the suggestion. Currently, couples sleep like two separate characters. But I’d like:
When falling asleep:
· Fall asleep cuddling (different variations: facing each other, “spooning”, one hand on their partner)
During the night:
· Can turn whichever way they want
· Turn away from each other
· Move to the other side of the bed
· Steal the blanket from their partner (a domestic scene with character)
· Snuggle up to each other in their sleep
· Move away from each other (if it’s hot or they had a fight)
Towards morning:
· If mood is good — end up in each other’s arms again
· If mood is bad — just get up quietly, without tenderness
· Can wake up because their partner pulled the blanket away
After a fight:
· Sleep on opposite sides of the bed, as far apart as possible
· Back to back
· Don’t touch all night
States and Animations
· Extreme exhaustion — character “collapses” onto the bed without changing clothes and falls asleep in their outdoor outfit (with a penalty to sleep quality)
· Can’t fall asleep — tossing and turning from side to side, looking at phone, getting up for water
· One sleeping, the other still reading/scrolling on phone, then quietly lies down and snuggles up to their partner
· Waking up to an alarm — disgruntled, slow, with stretching
· Waking up without an alarm — energetic, quick, in a good mood
Technical Suggestions
· Different sleep poses should be selected automatically based on the character’s mood, relationship with their partner, fatigue level, and room temperature
· It would be nice to add the ability to “manually” choose a favorite sleep pose (in the character’s traits)
· Sleep animations shouldn’t be too long, but should create the feeling of a living person
Thank you for your attention! I really hope these ideas will be useful. You’re making an amazing game! 
. As a little touch, per example a Zoi with the emotional needy trait always wants/needs cuddles while a loner doesn’t always want to cuddle